Parenting 2000

Analysis

Parenting 2000 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in December 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02997217). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Parenting 2000 reported income of £717k and spending of £594k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £474k to £717k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Parenting 2000 sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Nottingham CIO (£715k), Finnish Church in London Charitable Trust (£717k) and QVSR Seafarers Centres (£715k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, donations and legacies 1.8% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £238k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.